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Wisconsin Assembly passes Right to Work bill 62-35

The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a Right to Work bill. Following the earlier approval from the State Senate, the bill now goes to Governor Walker's desk.

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Updated: 11:41 AM CST Mar 6, 2015

Wisconsin Assembly passes Right to Work bill 62-35

The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a Right to Work bill. Following the earlier approval from the State Senate, the bill now goes to Governor Walker's desk.

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WEBVTT THIS IS WISN 12 NEWS WITH BREAKING NEWS. MELINDA: WE ARE BREAKING INTO PROGRAMMING TO BREAK AND BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. WISCONSIN HAS PASSED A RIGHT TO WORK BILL. AS EXPECTED, IT WAS A PARTYLINE VOTE. REPUBLICANS IN FAVOR, DEMOCRATS OPPOSE. A 62-35 VOTE. THIS COMES AFTER 24 HOURS OF DEBATE IN MADISON. LET US GO TO WAINSCOT WHO IS LIVE FOR US IN MADISON -- ACTUALLY, HILLARY MINTZ IN MADISON WITH THE LATEST. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? HILLARY: 10 IS INSIDE, WE WERE BOTH HERE WHEN THE VOTE CAME A DOWN. LAWMAKERS STARTING THE LEAVE AFTER 24 HOURS OF DEBATING THIS. STATE LAWMAKERS JUST LEAVING NOW AFTER 24 HOURS OF DEBATING THIS. RIGHT UP UNTIL THE VERY LAST SECOND, DEMOCRATS REALLY PUSHING HARD TO TRY TO STOP THIS BILL AND SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. BUT REPUBLICANS OUTNUMBERED THE DEMOCRATS AND IT WAS TOO MUCH. THE DEMOCRATS WOULD'VE NEEDED TO FLIP SEVERAL REPUBLICANS. IT WAS PRETTY APPARENT THAT THIS BOAT WAS GOING FOR IT. IT PASSED AND IT IS NOW GOING ONTO GOVERNOR WALKER'S DESK WHERE HE IS EXPECTED TO SIGN IT MONDAY. SOME DEFEATED FACE IS WALKING OUT OF HERE AS DEMOCRATS DID NOT GET THE STOP HERE. IT DOES GO FORWARD TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. WE WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS. MELINDA: OUT OF THE BILL HAS PASSED, HE GOES TO GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER'S DESK. THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID HE WILL SIGN INTO LAW ON MONDAY AND WILL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. STAY WITH WISN.COM FOR THE VERY LATEST ON THIS BREAKING NEWS. AGAIN, THAT BILL HAS PASSED AND GO TO GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER'S DESK. YOU BEEN WALKING -- WATCHING BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE FROM WISN 12 NEWS.

Wisconsin Assembly passes Right to Work bill 62-35

The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a Right to Work bill. Following the earlier approval from the State Senate, the bill now goes to Governor Walker's desk.